Shaksey Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 An impressive driver: he didn't look at his cellphone once. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Wow, but it's way out of my financial wheelhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 It seemed very stable and easy to control despite the amazing speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 ^That was my feeling as well, also felt like it could have gone a bit faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 5:57 PM, biggles said: It seemed very stable and easy to control despite the amazing speed That was exactly my thoughts but of course these cars are something special in terms of design. Try driving at 150mph in a TVR, you won't want to do it too often lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 A real pussy magnet car, but he’ll need to go a bit slower to pick them up. I’d still prefer a Chiron. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 49 minutes ago, KhunDon said: A real pussy magnet car, but he’ll need to go a bit slower to pick them up. I’d still prefer a Chiron. 👍 Did you say Citroen 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, bob lt said: Did you say Citroen 🙂 My dad had several of those many years ago, the last one he bought was when he was 85! It had huge, hand painted daisies on each front door. He wrote it off when a tree jumped out in front of him. 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 This one I like 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 3 hours ago, bob lt said: This one I like I think that one belongs to some drunk Frenchman who lives in Bali. 🤪 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaksey Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 1:52 AM, Pumpuynarak said: That was exactly my thoughts but of course these cars are something special in terms of design. Try driving at 150mph in a TVR, you won't want to do it too often lol Or ever again. I know (knew) three lads who died in TVR's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaksey Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 10:32 PM, Lantern said: ^That was my feeling as well, also felt like it could have gone a bit faster. Limited by tyres more than anything else i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Shaksey said: Or ever again. I know (knew) three lads who died in TVR's. My sister had a new TVR in Tasmania, but not for long though, as it burst into flames halfway up Mount Wellington and was a total right off. Actually, she was glad it got burned out, as the damn thing was forever in the garage getting “fixed”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, KhunDon said: My sister had a new TVR in Tasmania, but not for long though, as it burst into flames halfway up Mount Wellington and was a total right off. Actually, she was glad it got burned out, as the damn thing was forever in the garage getting “fixed”. Me being Canadian, know nothing of TVR except Travolta’s in Swordfish......definitely a head turner 20 years ago. Heard they’re real cheap now in the UK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaksey Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Golfingboy said: Me being Canadian, know nothing of TVR except Travolta’s in Swordfish......definitely a head turner 20 years ago. Heard they’re real cheap now in the UK I used to work with the lady who now owns that exact car. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, KhunDon said: My sister had a new TVR in Tasmania, but not for long though, as it burst into flames halfway up Mount Wellington and was a total right off. Actually, she was glad it got burned out, as the damn thing was forever in the garage getting “fixed”. Yes they did have a bit of a reputation for unreliability (electrics were a well known problem) thats why i bought the Chimera, probaly the most reliable TVR for everyday use and in 3 years i never had a single problem with the car. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaksey Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Pumpuynarak said: Yes they did have a bit of a reputation for unreliability (electrics were a well known problem) thats why i bought the Chimera, probaly the most reliable TVR for everyday use and in 3 years i never had a single problem with the car. Agreed, couldn't go wrong with the old school Rover V8 in it. Apart from sitting in traffic in hot weather, lol, did get a bit hot then, like. The AJPV8 and Speed Six engines were nothing but trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Shaksey said: Agreed, couldn't go wrong with the old school Rover V8 in it. Apart from sitting in traffic in hot weather, lol, did get a bit hot then, like. The AJPV8 and Speed Six engines were nothing but trouble. Bingo, TVR's own engines were never up to much, the Rover/Buick V8 was a proven power unit that just kept on going relentlessly, a truly great engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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